New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-05
Baxter's Boys.
: Baxter s boys are q bad set.


me for the first time. Everybody ha
a good word for the father, but it W.
the unanimous verdict that the sol
were fit only for the penitentiary an
the gallows.
OF course jumped to the concll
sion that old man Baxter's hair W,
prematurely gray, and that the n
merous lines gravenid deep in his fac
were STAMPED there by sorrow an
care. As I began to know him bette
his tender heart, his unfailing patienc
and his sunny temper drew me to hin
and often found myself thinking bi
terly and resentfully OF his wicke
boys.
Out of consideration for the oil
man I carefully avoided family topic
but one Sunday when / stopped t
chat with him in front of his cottag
he suddenly remarked:
II got a letter from Tom this morl
ing"
''Tom?" I repeated inquiringly.
eyes; one OF my boys, was the r
ply; 'but you are a newcomer her
so OF course you never met Tom"
"No," / answered, in some emba
rassment; Il hope he is well.''
"Well enough, but in trouble" sa
Baxter, with a sigh. 81 tell you Il
way that boy has been imposed on
g. shame. He has had q run of bf
luck all his life. You know til
charged him with forging check, a:
rim my, off fro,,1
told him that l had understc
that there was some trouble.
eyes, sir; it is q fact, continued L
companion, Indignantly. And
though | raised the money and
tied the check matter, they actua
indicted the lad, and he had to lea
He first went to Texas. but there W
some bad fellows out there who want
to get rid of him, and so they char
him with stealing a horse. l don't
member allDthe facts, but of cours
know that he didn't intend to st
the animal. However, they r"8
their own way, and he had
Well, when he left there he W
Indian Territory, and now he W.
me that he's hiding out from
United States marshals. Somebo6
been imposing upon him again
reckon"
Wishing to change the conversat
I said something about taking asw
for my health.
"That was sJim's idea," said
Baxter, with pleased smile. eli
another son of mine, ~ he explain
"You've heard of Jim?'
I admitted that l had heard OF +
but I did not think it necessary to
that I had been told that hew;
cold-blooded, murderous cut-thr'
"You ought to have Jim hel
walk with you. But, Lord bless. I
Jim wouldn't get along with these
pie. They were always after him.
Imposing upon him?" Isugge
Eyes, just so. Now jim was a
how-come-you-so one day, and
keeper refused to sell him 81 drink
was the meanest thing that a.
could do under the circumstances
cause the man might have known
Jim was bound to have his way.
JIM. he just pulled out his pistol
shot that barkeeper dead in his tr;-
and helped himself to a drink. /
vised the peopleno to make any
over it, as they all knew Jim s1nf
peculiarities, but the devil gt
them, and nothing would do
inquest and all that sort OF tt
/ mortgaged my house and lot
have-several hundred dollars
went off out west"
as he getting along well?"
"I'm afraid not. People d.
derstand Jim. Thy don't
lowances. He's as kind.hsa
baby, but he won't be inpos
Once ont in New Mexico Jim
a mans toothbrush, and WIN.
turned it to him what do you til
the fellow bid? Why, he actu
threw it away. Yes, he did; he TIL
it away. Jim was in for peace, but
couldn't stand that. He drew his;
toll and blew daylight through
man, and then he had to move aga
[ think he's gone to Join Joe. d
hear OF Joe?"
mumbled something non-cOmmitts
"You ought to know Joe. He's &
kind hearted as Jim. and as hone;
and true hearted as Tom. But Joe
forgetful. That's the great drawba
with Joe. =
Eyes, that's what's the matte
Joe. People don't understand
SO they've got him, indicted
states for bigamy."
I what has forgetfulhess to d
that?" / asked.
"Why, sir,a great deal. Yous
| travels q heap. Among new seer
new acquaintances he forgets
After being away from q wife.
months he foreets adl.about beil
ried, and SO gets into q new er
ment. Instead Of making allo
for him people get fighting mad
dict him for bigamv and nearly
the life out of him. It's
wicked world, anyhow
1'You have three boys, then?
preparing to walk on.
-Four, sir, four, = replied
man briskly. There's JerI
know. Jerry, ! think lis the bes
all. He's in the psnitentiary nc
bany, but I think he' bepardo